Dell XPS 8930

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	165% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS 8930 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DF42J
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 04:10
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 851 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 105 Parallax 99.1 78% 100 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 91.4 Splatting 96.3 77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0859) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.09% Terrible	Lighting 8.43 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.5 7% 9.75 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.09% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 412 416 424 417 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,766 Write 310 Mixed 325 SusWrite 405 152% 701 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.9 165% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 354 288% 413 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 205 197 204 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 132 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 200 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 95 92 95 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 86.6 Write 82.2 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 92.5 94% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 63%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 6TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4.5TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 268 268 264 275 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 115 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 265 208% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
ED9C3616 BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 009C3616 M378A1K43CB2-CTD BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 009C3616 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.4 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.1 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 30%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,967x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,503x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	325x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	915x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	693x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	641x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	561x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	262x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc601Bench 138%, 2,219 samples	158x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	467x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	465x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	359x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16